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Report of the Medical Officer of Health. 11
while the remaining 73 per cent. must be ascribed to the decreased
fertility of married women, which is due in part to changes in
their age constitution."
167 births occurred in the Workhouse, 12 of these belonging
to Clapham, eight to Putney, 17 to Streatham, 12 to Tooting, and
47 to Wandsworth, 57 to Battersea, and 14 to other places.
Of these 167 births, 108 were illegitimate, and of these seven
belonged to Clapham, four to Putney, 15 to Streatham, nine to
Tooting, 32 to Wandsworth, 30 to Battersea, and 11 to other
places.
In the Borough, with the exception of the Workhouse, 136
illegitimate births were registered, 35 in Clapham, four in Putney,
33 in Streatham, 29 in Tooting, and 35 in Wandsworth.
The total number of illegitimate births registered in the
Borough was 203, 42 of which belonged to Clapham, eight to
Putney, 48 to Streatham, 38 to Tooting, and 67 to Wandsworth,
compared with 165 in 1904.
The percentage of illegitimate births to total births was 2.87,
compared with 2.4 in 1905, and 3.7 for the whole of London for
the year 1905.
In the separate sub-districts this rate was, in Clapham 3.0,
in Putney, 1.6, in Streatham 2.8, in Tooting 3.7, and in Wandsworth
2.8.
Deaths.
During the 52 weeks ending the 29th December, 1906, 3,341
deaths, 1,604 of males and 1,737 of females, were registered in
the Borough, compared with 3,241 in 1905, 3,296 in 1904, and
3,007 in 1903.
The total number of deaths is 100 more than occurred in 1905,
but is 738 less than the corrected decennial average.
The uncorrected death-rate for the whole Borough was 10.57
per 1,000, compared with 11.12 in 1905, 12.22 in 1904, and 11.69